Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario - Rules of Procedure
(Revised) Rule 1.16 – 1.20:
Filing Documents with the Tribunal

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1.16 When filing any document with the Tribunal, except for documents filed with an Application (Form 1), a Response (Form 2) or a Reply (Form 3), a party or any other person must include the following information:

1. name of the Applicant and Respondent in the Application;
2. name of the person filing the document and, if applicable, his/her representative's name;
3. mailing address, telephone number and email address of the person filing the document or his/her representative; and
4. Application file number, if available.

1.17 Documents may be filed with the Tribunal by:

1. Removed;
2. courier or regular, registered or certified mail to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario at its mailing address;
3. email - hrto.registrar@ontario.ca, with attachments not greater than 35mb in one email;
4. as directed by the Tribunal.

1.18 Notwithstanding Rule 1.17, Applications filed by the Commission or by the Legal Support Centre must be filed electronically in accordance with the Practice Directions of the Tribunal.

1.19 Documents received after 5 p.m. by email will be deemed to have been received on the next business day.

1.19.1 When filing paper documents by courier or regular, registered or certified mail, a party must file a second unbound copy of any bound document.

1.20 A party filing any document, other than an Application (Form 1) or a Response (Form 2) under ss. 34(1) or 34(5) of the Code, including by email, must deliver a copy of the document to all other parties to the Application and must verify that s/he has done so by filing a Statement of Delivery in Form 23 or by confirming the delivery to the other parties on the cover letter or email.